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serrano from new york for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. serrano: i thank the gentleman for your time and i thank you for your leadership on this. you worked very hard to make this a bipartisan bill and bipartisan amendment. i stand in support of it. folks in new york need a lot of help. your amendment speaks to the small business community. it speaks to g.s.a.'s need to do repairs to buildings that service those communities, otherwise costly leases would have to take place to provide working space for federal employees. the details of your amendment speak to many of the needs that we have in the community right now. and that's why i rise in support of it, in support of your efforts and make this a bipartisan effort. and i thank you for your support of so many people in need, not only in your state, and connecticut and my state of new york. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from fluge. mr. frelinghuysen: i yield one minute to t
serrano from new york for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. serrano: i thank the gentleman for your time and i thank you for your leadership on this. you worked very hard to make this a bipartisan bill and bipartisan amendment. i stand in support of it. folks in new york need a lot of help. your amendment speaks to the small business community. it speaks to g.s.a.'s need to do repairs to buildings that service those communities, otherwise...
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serrano: let me just say that your comments once again sir are right on target. this is one of those amendments that simply strikes out at a government agency not realizing the harm it causes on the people. the impact is particularly severe for low income families. individuals who are unable to afford the kind of legal assistance they might need to help them recover. to send -- to sandy, legal aid programs have been on the front lines of disaster assistance and they will be providing legal assistance for sandy's victims for years to come. they've been dealing with fema assistance, with snap benefits, with unemployment benefit arkse long with legal issues related to housing problems. but the need for legal assistance will not end there. in future months and perhaps even year, cases involving fema appeals, bankruptcy, fair housing and public housing issues will arise. contractor fraud scams will proliferate as sandy victims start receiving cash payments from insurance proceeds and housing repair grants. legal aid programs will be called on to provide help and more
serrano: let me just say that your comments once again sir are right on target. this is one of those amendments that simply strikes out at a government agency not realizing the harm it causes on the people. the impact is particularly severe for low income families. individuals who are unable to afford the kind of legal assistance they might need to help them recover. to send -- to sandy, legal aid programs have been on the front lines of disaster assistance and they will be providing legal...
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serrano from new york for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from new york irecognized for one minute. mr. serro: i thank the gentleman for your time and i thank you for yo leadership on this. you worked very hard to make this a bipartisan bill and bipartisan amendment. i stand in support of it. folks in new york need a lot of help. your amendment speaks to the small business community. it speaks to g.s.a.'s need to do repairs to buildings that service those communities, otherwise costly leases would have to take place to provide working space for federal employees. the details of your amendment speak many of the needs that we have in the community right now. and that's why i rise in support of it, in support of your efforts and make this a bipartisan effort. and i thank you for your support of so many people in need, not only in your state, and connecticut and my state of new york. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his ti. the gentleman from fluge. mr. frelinghuysen: i yield one minute to the gentlema
serrano from new york for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from new york irecognized for one minute. mr. serro: i thank the gentleman for your time and i thank you for yo leadership on this. you worked very hard to make this a bipartisan bill and bipartisan amendment. i stand in support of it. folks in new york need a lot of help. your amendment speaks to the small business community. it speaks to g.s.a.'s need to do repairs to buildings that service those communities, otherwise costly...
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serrano: thank you very much. the chair was very nice. i rise in support of both the rogers amendment and the frelinghuysen amendment, which will finally provide new york, new jersey, connecticut and elsewhere for the funding needed to respond to hurricane sandy. while i am glad they were considering this bill today, it is a travesty that it has taken this long for the house of representatives to allow a vote on disaster response funding. the money in this bill and the frelinghuysen amendment is the minimum that new york, new jersey and elsewhere need for their recovery process. i'm very concerned that there are several amendments that will be considered today that seek to cut further funding from the bill. at least one amendment seeks to offset the cost of this bill. our nation has never before attempted to offset the cost of disaster assistance. the appropriations committee in the house have always come together to help americans in times of need without regard to cost. to offset cost here would effectively kill this bill in the senate
serrano: thank you very much. the chair was very nice. i rise in support of both the rogers amendment and the frelinghuysen amendment, which will finally provide new york, new jersey, connecticut and elsewhere for the funding needed to respond to hurricane sandy. while i am glad they were considering this bill today, it is a travesty that it has taken this long for the house of representatives to allow a vote on disaster response funding. the money in this bill and the frelinghuysen amendment...